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(1) The risk manager shall have the authority to settle any claim or lawsuit in which the amount of the settlement does not exceed $35,000. If the risk manager is unavailable, the director of the department of finance may approve such settlements.

(2) The executive shall have the authority to settle claims and lawsuits in which the amount of the settlement is between $35,000 to $100,000 for any incident with the recommendation of the prosecuting attorney; PROVIDED, That if the aggregate amount of all claims or lawsuits settled as a result of a single incident exceeds $100,000, then approval by the county council shall be required for the settlement of those claims or lawsuits which would exceed the $100,000 limit per incident.

(3) The county council shall approve all settlements of claims and lawsuits for amounts in excess of $100,000. The prosecuting attorney shall make recommendations to the executive and the council for proposed settlements of lawsuits or claims for amounts in excess of $100,000. (Added by Ord. 84-062 § 2, May 30, 1984; Amended by Ord. 88-012 § 9, Mar. 30, 1988; Amended by Ord. 93-101, Oct. 6, 1993, Eff date Oct. 16, 1993; Amended by Ord. 96-006 § 9, Mar. 13, 1996, Eff date Mar. 28, 1996; Amended by Ord. 07-045, June 6, 2007, Eff date June 18, 2007; Amended by Amended Ord. 17-019, June 7, 2017, Eff date June 19, 2017).